A Vacation Haiku

Daycare is closed and summer vacation camp is coming to an end. So we’re heading downeast.

Down east in Maine is as eastern as you can get in the United States. We’ll be camping – real camping, in a tent – close to the Canadian border. It’ll be me, my husband, two boys and two dogs. Did I mention we’ll be in a tent? (Sadly, our oldest dog has to stay back due to some of his health issues. He’ll be staying with our good friends. Don’t tell him we’re camping. He loves camping!)

Because I’m not sure we’ll have cell service, let alone any internet connection where we’ll be, I’m scheduling all my posts out ahead of time. I’m planning on being pretty much off the grid for the week. If I have any sort of connection, I may post a picture or two on social media. We’ll see.

Since I won’t be very interactive online this week, I scheduled a couple of guest posts from some awesome bloggers. On Tuesday, Lynn from Writing the Waves….Again will be entertaining you with her observations on parenting by Gen-Xers. On Friday, I have Elizabeth Atalay from Documama (and a fellow Global Team of 200 member) taking over for Philanthropy Friday. I have another great Maine photo ready for you for Wordless Wednesday. (Side note: I did not use a filter for Wednesday’s photo. I happened upon the perfect lighting.)

I thought I would include a couple of posts from my guest bloggers as an introduction to Lynn and Elizabeth’s writing:

Getting away camping where there’s no access to cell phones and internet is actually quite incredible (even though you’ll have that constant urge to check your phone). I hope you and your family have a wonderful time!MomChalant recently posted..10 Parenting Pet Peeves

Where we’re going our phones might actually pick up the signal from Canada, so even if we have a signal, we might have to turn them off to avoid international roaming charges. It’s nice to completely get away every now and then, though I’ll definitely miss checking up on all my bloggy friends!anotherjennifer recently posted..Philanthropy Friday: CentUp for Creators and Charity

My stupid internet crapped out while I was writing my comment! Well if it didn’t work, I said that I hope you have a great time and maybe see a moose, but only from a safe distance. And I said that I think I have been to downeast Maine, if that includes Acadia and Bar Harbor.Tamara recently posted..The Reluctant Graduate.

I’m actually more afraid of seeing a bear in those parts. We’ll see….hopefully from a safe distance!

And I don’t think Bar Harbor is considered Downeast. It’s more of a gateway to Downeast Maine. Where we are going is a little over 2 hours east of Bar Harbor, if you can believe that. It’s a solid 4 hour drive from my house, which of course will take longer due to the kids and dogs. Hence, the wine. 🙂anotherjennifer recently posted..A Stroll Down Maine Street, Brunswick

Ha! I guess that’s about as exotic as we get here. 🙂 Should be fun. We’re bringing passports and the dogs’ rabies certificates in case we decide to go to Campobello Island in Canada. It’ll be right across the bay from us.anotherjennifer recently posted..Wordless Wednesday: Wet Puppy

I have a friend who told me his idea of camping is staying at a 2 star hotel. When I go camping, I like to do it right. We look for a campsite without too many amenities. Give me a running toilet and water spigot and I’m happy for a few days. 🙂

I don’t think that counts, Eli. Sorry. Downeast Maine is pretty out there. It’s as far east as you can get in the US. You don’t really go there on your way to anything. This will be my first time in true Downeast Maine (I don’t really count Bar Harbor). I’m sure I’ll get a few posts out of it after spending 5 days in a tent with the kids and dogs.

We get a ton of mosquitos and I was just applying some ointment to the bites I got. 🙂 It was still a lot of fun. We had one day/night of heavy rain, but it was pretty good weather overall. Not hot at all.anotherjennifer recently posted..Unplugging in Downeast Maine